Establishing an ethic of accounting: A response to Westra's call for government employment of auditors

The central question in Westra's (1986) search for an ethic of accounting concerns to whom the accountant owes loyal agency: to the client or to the public interest. The authors argue that the accountant's master has already been defined as the public interest. An ethic of accounting is id...

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Authors: Waples, Elaine (Author) ; Shaub, Michael K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 1991
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1991, Volume: 10, Issue: 5, Pages: 385-393
Further subjects:B Central Question
B Public Interest
B Potential Conflict
B Economic Growth
B Organizational Loyalty
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